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The Ottawa free trader., 1887-11-12

"Say. what are these grizzly shadows that
mournfully stride along and chant in a
voice sepulchral, a weary and dismal song,
they come In the hour of twilight, they
come at the break of dawn; and by sun or
moon light, they are solemniy marching
on. Oh, what are these sombre spectres,
all strayed from their chilly tombs9 My
daughter, they're but the phantoms Of
busted Nebraska booms. s."-Neb State Jour-
nal
The Ottawa free trader., 1887-11-12

NOT1CE.-EsTArEo OF ELIZABETH HASSUM, De
IN eEAsED.-NOtice is hereby given that the under.
signed Administrator with the will annexed Of the
tate of Elizabeth Hannum late of the county of La Sale
and state of Illinois, deceased. will appear before the
Probate Court Of said county the third Monday che
ing the 18th day)o December 1884, at the Probate Court
Room, in Ottawa in said county, when and where all
persons having claims demands against said estate
notified to attend and present the same in writing
for ad justmenr.
Dated this 18th day Of October, A. d. 1887.
CHARLES NJ. HANNUM,
noyl2-3w Administrator, &C.
The Ottawa free trader., 1887-11-12
B. F. LINCOLN,

NOTICE,.-EsTATEo OF DAVID CRUNRINg DECD
IN Notice IL hereby given that the undersigned, Ex
ecutor Of the last will and testament Of David Crum
rne late Of the county Of La Sale and state OF Illinois
deceased will appear before the Probate Court Of said
county on the third Monday (being the 18th day) Of
January, 1883 at the Probate Court Room in Ottawa in
said county, when and where ali persons having claims
demands against said estate notified attend and
present the same In writing for adjustment
Dated this Sth day Of November, A. d. 1887.
WILLIAM z CRUMRINE.
noyi2-Sw Executor.
The Ottawa free trader., 1887-11-12

Senator Frye wants the government to
subsidize ships, that our merchants can
send their wares abroad. But who will
subsidize the foreign merchants so as to
make them buy those wares?. As the
tariff now stands they cannot pay In the
products of their own ountries.-DetrOit
Free Press.
The Ottawa free trader., 1887-11-12

Travellers on railroad cars, If they wish
to take the trouble, can by by counting the
number of joints which they pass over in
twenty seconds, tell how many miles the
train is making per hour. This number
will approximate closely to the number of
miles, as 1t Is based on the supposition
that the rails are all thirty feet long.
The Ottawa free trader., 1887-11-12
County Gossip.

On Wednesday evening, as the jury in
Miller case were about to return from sup
per, the substance OF Judge Blanchard s
remarks to them was:
Gentlemen, should advise you to dine
lightly at noon, as hearty meal, taken by
persons of sedentary habits, is liable to
occasion feeling of sleepiness."
When court adjourned, the attorneys
made a rush at Billy Taylor and the at
mosphere was replete with
"How much did you pay the judge
Billy?" ETC., etc, etc.
Mr.. Taylor is the genial host of the Cliff
ton, and the Clifton is the abode OF the
jury, and
The verdict of death brought in by the
Boiler jury last week, unless new trial be
gronted, may result in the first execution
in La Sale county since 1858, when Gates
was found guilty of murder and hung
Gates was the only man why was ever hung
in this county by judicial sentence.
The boring of holes In plate glass to stop
further destruction when crack appears
in the glass has become quite common.
Various methods are offered by the scien-
tific press. A Frenchman says that holes
may be bored by means of steel borer
kept moist by turpentine mixed previously
with oxalic acid and the juice of onions.
A German savant, however, says the last
named ingredients are immaterial; while
the Englishmsn says that even the turpen.
tine Is unnecessary, that water will do a
well. The German, however, adds that
"glass may also be bored quite readily with
the aid of petroleum, though this does not
possess the power of cooling the tool in the
same degree as oil of turpentine. In order
to prevent the chipping of the edge at the
commencement of boring, it is preferable
to make preliminary hole in the glass:with
hard three-cornered steel point. This hole
should be a trifle larger than that which is
to be bored through the glass. The latter
AAANy eAOh bO uiliicQ do uCSSliDcu
In order to prevent the glass at the opposite
side form breaking or chipping when the
oorer begins to pass through, piece of
glass must be cemented against the other
side"
1t was on the day of the Raymond fire,
Hon. Tom MacKinlay and Hon. Alfred
White were standing in front of the ruins in
meditative position, suddenly Hon. Toms
attention was called to the appearance of
the Hon. Alfred's finger, by Its strange and
unnatural appearance. 1t had white
counterpane tied around it,secured by two
inch rope, and the Hon. Alfred was guard.
ing 1t zealously.
The Ottawa free trader., 1887-11-12
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
G. W. w. BLAKE,

G. w. w. BLAKE,
attorney at Lar.
NOTICE.-EsTATR OF THOMAS J. BARNEY, De
~ CEAsED.-Notce is hereby given, that the under.
signed, Executrx of the last will and testament OF
Thomas j. Barney. late Of the county Of La Sale and
state Of Illinois, deceased, will appear before the Pro
bate Court of said county on the third Monday (beng
the 10th day of January 1888 at the Probate Court
Room. In Ottawa in said county, when and where all
persons having claims demands against said estate
are notified to attend and present the same in writing
for adjustment
Dated this 7th day OF November. a. D. 1881
MARY BARNEY.
noyl2-3w EXecutrly
The Ottawa free trader., 1887-11-12

letting 8 The AoSl'
Know what you get and
what to pay, and you have
clothing wisdom-the whole
of it.
There is nothing more. On
our side, there is nothing
more: the kind Of clothing
we elect 70 sell and the
prices. It's the hardest SIM
pie sum a storekeeper has.
We elect to sell the best.
None but reliable, and as
much as we can of that.
We're willing to have our
business grow to ten millions
as fast as there's so much
good clothing wanted. You're
willing, too, we know.
We are able to supply as
many of you now as want
that kind. We have every
good quality of it-from fine
to dependable but not SO
fine.
We have one rule for
prices. The most for your
money: the profit to us and
the cost to you as little as it
can be made.
Clearly we ought to be
selling to everybody who re-
spects money, and expects
full value for it. We will be-
fore we reach all the business
we can do.
Fiske & BEEN,
7I2 & ia La Sale ST.,
Ottawa, Ill.
The Lowest OpG-PrlCe Cl0thierS.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28

The Polk homestead is large, roomy,
two story brick fronting on Union and
Vine streets, with ample grounds about
1t, modestly and tastefully ornamented
with shrubbery and flowers. On the
fronts rise immense wooden columns, ap-
pearing like stone at n little distance, sup
porting verandas which spring out from
the caves. The windows are all old
fashioned, as is everything else about the
house. Within are broad halls and stair
ways, and great square rooms filled with
antique and rich furniture. Nearly oil
the surrounding houses are of modern
architecture, and in striking contrast with
the old mansion, every nook and corner
and angle of which are full of the foot
prints of Father Time.
In the middle of the quadrangular slope
that lies next Vine street is the tomb
of the tenth president, of plain granite,
with square shaft rising few feet, the
whole capped with the same material,
resting upon four plain granite pillars.
The canopy, on its front, next the street,
bears the simple inscription: "James X.
Polk, tenth president of the United
States; born November ., 1906; died June
10, 1S49."
On the shaft above the crypt is chiseled
m epitome of his public career, from
which we learn that he was a member of
the Tennessee legislature, governor of the
state, member of congress, chairman of
its most important committees, speaker
of the house of representatives, and presi-
dent of the United Washington
Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28

Sebastian George, the amateur ''mind
reader" in u letter to The Boston Herald,
describing his remarkable gift, gives the
following MS his theory as to how mind
reading is accomplished: "When my SUBJ
ject sees an object it is not the eye that
sees, but the brain, using the eye as u con-
ductor. The more wildly anything is
pictured before the eye the greater the
tremor of the brain, and the more certain
the mind of its object. The tremor estab-
lished in my subjects brain travels
throughout the system, and would evil
IDENTIFY go out into the atmosphere, or ether,
perhaps to influence things we know moth
ing Of, but here the mind reader steps in
and receives the electric current for this l
believe it Isl into his nerves, it travels to
his brain, and there again the object is re-
produced. With me it is certainly very
dim, but the real object is pictured there,
and I see with another's eyes. Then,
without contact, / receive the tremor
through the conducting ether, and when
my nerves arc in their most susceptible
mood, or on par with my subjects,
would be just as sure of success. There
is no supernatural power about it what
ever; it is but a plain, common sense
thing, which, however, we can not quite
fathom. If a person is not looking at an
object, but making mental picture of it,
of course the idea gathered by the thought
revealer is not SO distinct as when his eyes
arc fixed upon it, as natural consequence.
When an object is hidden, there is double
work to do If the mind reader has had no
previous knowledge Of what the article is
to be, but even then 1 will guarantee TO
state emphatically whether it is the object
or not when it has been found, and in
nearly every case will tell what it is before
the search is epded. .'-Exchangc.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28

One of the old stand bys in the fraud
line is the alleged newspaper issued Jan.
4, 1900, the inside Of which is drnped in
mourning because of the death Of Cen.
Washington, which occurred Dec II, 1850
The paper was The Ulster County Go
zctte, published at Kingston, n. Y, and
was of the issue of Jan. 4, 1900. There
arc 10, 600 alleged copies of that alleged
newspaper carefully preserved in the
homes of New York and New England to-
day, without any doubt. But the owners
Of these sheets do not know the fact
There was an Ulster County Gazette at
the time of Washington's death, and it
very naturally printed something about
that event. Probably not one copy Of
that paper is in existence, but every week
somebody pops up in Maine or Vermont,
or Iowa or Minnesota, and Gays he has a
copy of that Gazette.
The simple truth about the matter is
that some twenty-five or twenty-six years
ago parties who were exhibiting IN ancient
printing press published thousands upon
thousands of this Ulster County Gazette,
because it was easy of reproduction, and
everybody who went to an agricultural
show that year got an Ulster County Ga
zette dated 1900, and printed the day of
the show. These are the bogus papers that
are continually coming to the front as
genuine relics. Why, more Of them are
in existence than there were genuine cop.
les Of The Ulster County Gazette printed
Boston Herald.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28

The steward laid large roll on the
table, and, unwinding an inch or two of
curious looking leaves, revealed u dark
brown substance resembling cream cheese
in consistency. lie cut off piece with
his knife and ate it with great relish,
while everybody else held his nose and
protested, except reporter, who drew
near the offensive condiment to investi-
gate.
"What is it, anyhow ?" he asked.
''That is the famous maidrai of the
South Sea Islands," replied Steward
Mather, and is too palatable by far for
any one to mind little thing like its
smell. 1t was sent to me by DIR. Rosen,
who lives on one of the islands. People
generally think that the South Sea island
ers are cannibals, but it isn't so. They
quit that long ago. Fruit is their food
staple now, and this maidrai is their
favorite edible"
at is, eh ~ said Gus Williams, presi-
dent of the club. ''Well then, they'd
better go back to cannibaling again about
us soon as they can''
"That's all right" said the steward,
"but wait till you hear how this is made.
This is simply lot of bananas, yams and
fruit they call the taro, all pounded to-
gether until they become u thick and rich
looking paste. The paste is wrapped up
tightly in layers of dried leaves of tho
banana tree in rolls like this, ana buried
in pits on the seashOre dug between high
and low tidewater mark. 1t is left there
in sweet rcpose, with the salt water filter
ing into the pits upon it as the tide rises
over them, for one year, by which time it
has reached the delightful state of matu-
rity that you may have observed in this
specimen. After being dug up the pack
ages are steamed for an hour or so, and
are then ready for use. Who will have
another pieces''
The reporters curiosity was such that
he took mouthful of the paste. 1t was
sweet and nicely favored, without the
slightest suspicion of its odious smell in
the taste Of it. No one else would try it,
and the steward told the reporter he could
have the rest of the roll to take home with
him, an offer which was declined with
thanks.-New York Sun.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28
THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK.



The Number and Length of Mayor Hew.
tits Letters-FIow He Manages.
Mayor Hewitt has thin, stopping fig
nre, and when he gets to the mayors Of
flee, at about II n. H., muffled in wraps,
and escorted by stout policeman, he
looks much like IN invalid. But his in
tellect is robust. He hears all who call
upon him, and has n way OF getting at
the meat of case that is terror to slow
thinkers. He has good many ideas
about administering the laws, but has not
vet found time to work them all out. The
complaints have poured in so rapidly that
he has found it necessary to organize
special bureau to look after them and for
ward them to the proper departments.
The mayor has astonished many per-
sons by the number and length of his let
tiers, which have been most remarkable,
taking into consideration his known ill
health. Not counting his private letters,
which are considerable, his missives to
heads of departments. to the governor,
the legislature and to various public
bodies which have invited him to dine
have required an amount of intellectual
effort that looks appalling to any one not
trained to the work. 1t must be borne in
mind that nearly all these letters are on
subjects of public interest, taking sides on
disputed points, and exposing the writer
to severe criticism.
How does he do!
The only way he could perform such an
amount of labor is by the use of stenog-
raphers and typewriters, and, happily for
him, Mayor Hewitt thoroughly under
stands how to use these great time savers
BY long practice and the habit of offhand
talking and clear thinking, the mayor
talks off letter in few minutes that
would require an hour of his time if he
were to write it. At the same time he
provides for copy for his own protection.
These copies have served him on two
memorable occasions.
For short letter the mayor sometimes
does not give his stenographer time to sit
down, but catches him OH the fly, as it
were, and dictates to bin while both are
walking about the room. But, short OF
long, the mayors letters are the feature
Of his administration. He likes to ge;
everything down in black and white.
The mayors mail is enormous. II
would be physical impossibility for hin
to open and read it ALL A very large
part of this work is done for him by hi:
private secretary. In this way he is re
lieved of q great deal of routine WORK
which otherwise would consume all his
time
p Mayor Hewitt is good listener. Hi.
attitude is generally one of reflection, ant
he hears patiently as long as his informan
tells straightforward story. He is I
sick man and naturally irritable unde
provocation, but his cranky moments hav
generally foundation in belief on hi
part that he has been wronged. His IA
pidity of judgment and rapidity of utter
ance sometimes stagger men of sloy
thought and weak memory, and he is no
overfond of explaining things If he takes
notion that his hearer is at all obtuse.-
New York Sun.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28

M. Lgner, IN Austrian meteorologst,
Claims to have ascertained after careful
investigation that the moon has IN influ-
ence on a magnetized needle varying with
its phases and its delineation. The phenom-
enon is said to be more prominently notice
able when the moon is near the Garth, and
to be very marked when she is passing from
the full to her first or second quarter. The
disturbances are found to be in their
maximum when the moon is in the plane
of the equator, and greater during the
southern than it is during the northern
declination.-NewY York Sun.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28

You have read Of the beautiful Indian
maiden. have, and l thought as l read
of her that she was as attractive and Poca-
hontas like as the historian had portrayed
her. Well, she doesn't look like you
think she would She is generally big,
fat, filthy looking creature, with blanket
around her that comes to her knees, bare
headed, with moccasins on that she gener-
ally pulls off wien they arc worn out.
The blanket is fastened at the neck and
also with a belt at tho waist. One thing.
and one only will say for them, they
have the most beautiful, pearl looking
teeth ever saw.-Pocatello Qdaho) Cor
Chattanooga Times.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28

,.;;;,,. iil:s, II Is naroly necessary to say
is an important and desirable change
matter of dollars and cents. Other things
being equal, the fruit with the largest per
cent of sugar will bring the highest price.
Moreover, less desirable varieties may be
brought up to higher standard, thus
giving value to some good quality, rs
hardness and prolific bearing. The fact
that the quality and character of garden
and orchard, products can he modified b,
the effect of special fertilizers is of i'm
mense Importance in its practical as we.
ns scientific bearing.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28
Wanted It Both Ways.

Irate Mourner-See here, I thought you
said you had your own horses and car
riagesp
Observation-Disclosures what l have and
that's what was used at the funeral.
Irate Mourner-I supposed, of course,
the horses were trained into something
like respectful demeanor; but, sir, they
came back from the cemetery as if home
from a race.
Undertaker-oh, that's what's the mat
ter. Well, if you wanted horses which
would travel in mourning style both ways,
why didn't you go to n livery.-Tid Bits.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28

Diamonds ought not to he worn on the
soles of the shoes, as n certain French
actress once wore them She lad TO faint
every night, and be carried oil the stage,
SO she incrusted the solps Of her shoes
with diamonds | rtrC-!lcrr + l'ting that
crowds used to go nightly see her be-
diamonded chassrlrc. But they may lie
worn as buckles on the shoes, or even
grouped in monogram on the tees
Jondon Truth
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28

1t is convenient sometimes to mark our
tools. This can easily be done as follows:
First clean the place you wish to mark,
and then cover it with thin layer of
beeswax, raising the edges so as to form n
basin. Mark your name in the wax with
a sharp instrument, cutting it through to
the steel. When this is done, fill the
basin with undiluted nitric acid, or aqua
fortis, and let it stand awhile. The
longer it stands the deeper it will cut.
Then wash with water.-Sclentific Ameri'
can
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28

Paris still retains the insane claluc sys-
tenn, and one of the prominent chiefs has
resigned rather than submit 10 rcluc-
ton in his salary The great man was
better paid than the average actor, and
had twenty of the best seats in the house
at his disposal every night.-Chieago
Tinaq
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-09-28

Potash fertilizers have decidedly i'm
proved the desirable quality of fruits
Wherever the percentage of this element
has been raised the change is accompanied
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-15

80 NMf 1890 - EM
Fec. 40. Whereas a petition hay
ing beeil presented to this board BY
the Mayor Of the city Of Elk Point
praying for the privilege Of sinking
an artesian well in the Court House
square. Therefore be it
Resolpcd, that the said city Of Elk
Point be granted the above petition
upon the following conditions:
lat. That the said city Of Elk
Point can have the choice Of spot ia
the southwest corner of said Court
House square within the following
described lines:
Commencing a the fence on Main
street where q line running from the
liberty pole parallel with the side
walk running from Court House TO
Main street) would strike said fence,
thence northerly to liberty pole,
thsnce westerly parallel with Main
street. 70 fence on Court street.
md. That said city of Elk Point
shall remove an rubbish or dirt that
inight accumulate around said we'll
either before Or after completion.
81. That aid city Of Elk Point
shall ptOYide proper drainage from
ND we'll thereby preventing any
muddy NJ sloppy place ii summer
MI ics n WINTER III III about sid
GDsltt Hcp1e square.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-15
FREE TRADE.

The reduction Of internal revenue
and the taking of o rcvenue stamps
from Proprietary Medicines, no
doubt has largely benefited the con-
sumers, as well as relieving the bur
den Of home manufacturers. Els
pecially is this the ase with Green's
august Foacer and Boschee's German
Syrup, as the reduction Of thirty-six
cents per dozen, has been added TO
increase the size Of the bottles con-
tanning these remedies, thereby Civ
ing one-fifth more medicine in the
Is cent size. The august Horer for
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint,
and the German Syrup for cough and
lung troubles, have perhaps, the
largest sale Of any medicines in the
world. The advantage Of increased
size Of the bottles will be greatly APP
preciated by the sick and afflicted
in every town and village in civiliz-
ed countries. Sample bottles for
10 cents remain the same size.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-15

- essY.N.
nssnosnAL CAL lor 2 DIVISION con-
Ytalion for South Dakota has been
uod md Huron and July 10 are
IL nl.ra md time. The
10 -.
80 s..1 x ~ .l'os plo.I
4. fetnGreW, ex-Cofagross-
&1sinef, Gov. Mshette, Judges
nnbe1l md Edrerton. j. II.
IN III panmmAr arha ,an.
y. n 81. -s-;o,,. @cc"n.;s.
.ss'sssns :. ~ s..,ous oou''s'es
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-15

6 OCcupants Of land in
1Sy ~. rsqusstsd ~ Inv
peeylont cockls burr o. other
NSsds ltOm going % seed
pksmiues. II Il made the
r. Uvo1Uesfs VI highways % see
IN = enforced. A fine oi
nooeinposed upon these officers
Deting n perform their duty
sanatter. IL the owner Or 90
~ ~ land neglects 30 destroy
oWoodasths oysIsesrs ofhighways
Destroy them and the cost Of
work y Charged up against the
1nnnd collected tho same ~
tkxsIs Ovsrssers Of highways
nld M nh cut and paste il in
hatlsIoss< Halsy Mars.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-15


Why 60 to Sioux City and pay
high prices for goods, when you can
buy them cheaper at home? Swiss
embroidered flouncing Scots up and
yard wide lace at 60 and 10 cts. at
FREEMAN's.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-15

Time is money, and money is
power. Therefore save your money
and strength by going first, and last
and all the time to Freeman's Tor
your goods.